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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
advancing
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
adventurer
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now they turned in an instant to savagery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
bellowing
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
burly
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
butt-end
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
capable
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
car
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
chauffeur
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
door
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
dragged
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
dropped
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
ear
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
fellow
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
gentle
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From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
groaning
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
highway
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
highwayman
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From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
hit
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now they turned in an instant to savagery.
incited
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
instant
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From this reading Now they turned in an instant to savagery.
latter
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
man
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
modern
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From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
Now
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From this reading Now they turned in an instant to savagery.
occupant
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
out
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
pistol
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
proceedings
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From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
prostrate
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
raucous
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
road
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From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
robber
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
savagely
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
savagery
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From this reading Now they turned in an instant to savagery.
seized
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
sprang
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
Stepping
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
stout
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From this reading Stepping over his prostrate body the adventurer pulled open the door, seized the stout occupant savagely by the ear, and dragged him bellowing on to the highway.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they turned in an instant to savagery.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
turned
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From this reading Now they turned in an instant to savagery.
Up
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From this reading Up to this point the proceedings of the modern highwayman might have passed as gentle.
voice
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From this reading The chauffeur, a burly, capable fellow, incited by that raucous voice behind him, sprang from the car and seized the advancing robber by the throat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The latter hit out with the butt-end of his pistol, and the man dropped groaning on the road.
